Using Office 365 on mobile devices

Your office, everywhere

Microsoft Office 365 is designed for modern, mobile, ways of working. Giving employees the freedom to work from their preferred location, using the devices they are most productive on. Microsoft are working hard to give users of every platform the same Office experience, though this is still a work in progress in some areas.

For customers unsure what Office 365 services options their current device platform can take advantage of, we've created a simple guide to using Office on mobiles and tablets.

Surface RT

Windows Phone

iPhone

iPad

Android phone

Android tablet

Use built-in mail app

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Use OWA webmail

Y

Y

Y

Y

Light version only

Light version only

OWA App available

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

ActiveSync email, contact and calendar syncing

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Global address list

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Remote wipe

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

View documents in OneDrive for Business

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Office Online

Y

View only

View only

Y

View only

Coming soon

Office Mobile apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Preview

N

HD web conferencing

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Lync / Skype for Business

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Yammer app

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Microsoft have made a selection of Office 365 apps available on mobile platforms to provide a native, rather than web-based, experience: